“I find it fascinating that most people plan their vacations with better care than they plan their lives. Perhaps that is because escape is easier than change.” — Jim Rohn “Slowness to change usually means fear of the new.” — Philip Crosby “Just as the tumultuous chaos of a thunderstorm brings a nurturing rain that …
“Never, never, never compare yourself to others,” countered the farmer. “The great enemy of growth is the belief that you don’t matter and that your growth doesn’t matter. Just because someone has achieved more material success and reached a higher status doesn’t mean they are more important than you. Everyone is one their on path. …
When you do not upset yourself thinking about how others must change and instead you concentrate on your own change, good things start to happen. First, you will feel better about yourself. Second, you will start to have positive feelings towards others and start to understand them. Third, others start having a more positive attitude …
“There is a voice that doesn’t use words. Listen.” -– Rumi “When you experience the unity of life, you see your own Self in all beings, and all beings in your own Self.’ — The Buddha (paraphrase) “Simply see that you are at the center of the universe, and accept all things and beings as …
“Many a man curses the rain that falls upon his head, and knows not that it brings abundance to drive away the hunger.” — Saint Basil “Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better.” — Albert Einstein” “Water is the driving force of all nature.” — Leonardo da Vinci “When the well’s …
Spiritual knowledge is like a sieve through which we can filter out the untrue. Running our thoughts through it constantly ensures that we are heading in the right direction. When thoughts are brought into action, they can be seen immediately. When the mind is filled with virtues, they will be revealed in our actions. By …
“As I get older, the more I stay focused on the acceptance of myself and others, and choose compassion over judgment and curiosity over fear.” -— Tracee Ellis Ross “I think it all comes down to motivation. If you really want to do something, you will work hard for it.” — Edmund Hillary “Many people …
“New beginnings are often disguised as painful endings.” -– Lao Tzu “Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.” — Martin Luther King, Jr. “We are called to be architects of the future, not its victims.” — R. Buckminster Fuller “The great gift of human beings is that we …
Love is a powerful force. It can take us to great heights and leave us feeling light and airy. Yet it has been the most abused and misused force. Many degraded things pass for love. True love is based on understanding, mutual trust and respect and not simply on transient emotions. Love is being in …
“You make a living by what you get; you make a life by what you give.” — Winston Churchill “There is nothing holier in this life of ours than the first consciousness of love — the first fluttering of its silken wings — the first rising sound and breath of that wind which is so …